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service area

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noun

  1. a place on a motorway providing garage services, restaurants, toilet facilities, etc

  2. the area within which a satisfactory signal can be received from a given radio transmitter

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Zoox will quadruple its service area in San Francisco starting this spring, expanding rides to the eastern half of the city, including the Marina District, North Beach, Chinatown and Pacific Heights neighborhoods.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

Its service area covers more than 2 million customers.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

In Brunner’s service area, treatment for a 10-inch DBH tree would cost roughly $800 to $1,200 per treatment, which generally is done every two years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

The company has expanded its service area in Austin over time.

From Barron's • Nov. 26, 2025

Anna May strode into the service area, sporting a turquoise linen blouse with wide-cut sleeves and a close-fitting hat with an arching brim.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu